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• dis·cre·tion·ary — /dıˈskrɛʃəˌneri, Brit dıˈskrɛʃənri/ adj 1 : available to be used when and how you decide She has enough discretionary income [=income that is left after paying for things that are essential, such as food and housing] to pay for a nice vacation… …   Useful english dictionary

• in·fla·tion·ary — …   Useful english dictionary

• tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

• ary — cau·tion·ary; con·ces·sion·ary; con·fec·tion·ary; con·fes·sion·ary; con·vul·sion·ary; cus·tom·ary; evo·lu·tion·ary; ex·pe·di·tion·ary; fac·tion·ary; fi·du·ci·ary; fruc·tu·ary; func·tion·ary; her·ni·ary; hon·or·ary; in·cen·di·ary;… …   English syllables

• cau·tion·ary — /ˈkɑːʃəˌneri, Brit ˈkɔːʃənri/ adj : giving a warning about a possible danger, problem, etc. The story is a cautionary tale of what can happen when greed takes over …   Useful english dictionary

• ex·pe·di·tion·ary — /ˌɛkspəˈdıʃəˌneri, Brit ˌɛkspəˈdıʃənri/ adj 1 : relating to an expedition expeditionary missions 2 : sent to fight in a foreign country an expeditionary force …   Useful english dictionary

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• sta·tion·ary — /ˈsteıʃəˌneri, Brit ˈsteıʃənri/ adj 1 : not moving : staying in one place or position stationary machinery shooting at stationary objects/targets The weather front has remained stationary over the Southeast …   Useful english dictionary

• san|i|ta|tion — «SAN uh TAY shuhn», noun. the act, fact, or process of working out ways to improve health conditions; practical application of sanitary measures: »When people gathered together and built large cities, many problems were raised concerning a proper …   Useful english dictionary

• syn|co|pa|tion — «SIHNG kuh PAY shuhn», noun. 1. a) the act of syncopating or quality of being syncopated; a shifting or anticipating of the accent to a normally unaccented beat, produced for example by beginning a note on a normally unaccented beat and holding… …   Useful english dictionary